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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kezgez:
[q] please help

pLEASE HELP I THINK IVE BRICKED MY PHONE, I WAS USING OCLF ON MY UK GALAXY S RUNNING STOCK 2.2 AND THE BATTERY RAN OUT NOW I HAVE CHARGED IT BUT IT BOOTS UP AND STICKS ON THE GALAXY S SCREEN THEN GOES BLACK AND KEEPS VIBRATING I HAVE TRIED LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER AND CANNOTFIND ANYTHING THAT WORKS IT WONT LET ME DO THE 3 BUTTON BOOT PLEASE HELP:(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windraker:
[Q] Am I Bricked?

Ok, so phone started getting FC's. Reflashed with odin.

Started up and seems ok, went ahead like usual to deodex my rom, failed to copy stuff over, had to reflash

started up, sd card wasnt recognized,

restarted odin, download mode, flashed again

Now it keeps repeating the galaxy s first boot screen, and I cant get into recovery.

I can still use download mode. No amount of flashing has fixed this.

Any ideas?

Thanks much
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex E:
[Q] Bricked?

Hi there!

I wanted to install Darky's Gingerbread ROM. To do this, I needed the CWM. But, I thought, I should first get the whole thing into factory reset because it's messy. So I did a factory reset. Then I tried to use the update.zip method to get CWM on my phone, but of course there was no way with 3e recovery. So I installed CF-root and gave 2e a go. Not a success, simply aborted when trying to run the update.zip. Then I wanted to use the market (so I could use ROM Manager to get CWM). Yet for some reason, couldn't log in there, my username and password from my google-account didn't work. So I looked up how to get that working again, and I read somewhere I had to reset something in the privacy section of the settings. I clicked the factory reset. Looked a bit strange in my eyes but whatever, couldn't lose anything anyway. So that's what I did... and now it's not getting past the shiny S startup screen. 2e recovery and download mode are still working!

Anyone any idea how I can fix my phone...? *sniff*
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Hunk:
Try flashing stock rom through odin first, then get 2e recovery for flashing CWM. Thereafter it should be simple.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex E:
Yeah tried that, but in the recovery screen, when the rom is loading, I get "multicsc: can not acces to /system/csc/XEN/system/

And it is still not booting... Flashy S all the way...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Hunk:
Try clearing cache/factory reset and try again, maybe with a different firmware (or stock 2.1)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zborg:
ive had that myself and went through about 4 official roms b4 1 worked maybe just keep trying or go over to samfirmware.com for roms
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex E:
Yeah did stock, flashed CSC, and I've got some basic functionality now :p Can be closed I think, thanks for the response!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Hunk:
Welcome :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windraker:
Tried a few, 2.1 gave me this:

E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1

2.2+ does squat, keeps flashing screen. Called bell and they shipped one today so should be here in 5 bus days
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vetl:
no ... phone doesn't respond to anything, not even when you plug the charger like usually charging picture will appear. Any advice ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtg2:
Yeah. E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 is the kicker. There's no evidence that you can recover from that specific err msg.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vetl:
got my Galaxy S unbricked ... with JTAG, if interested look for one in you city, that stuff really works
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yooidje:
Did you tried a JIG? (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=819551) Because I have the same problem as you did..

Can you tell me what a JTAG is?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salleq:
[Q] Phone bricked for good? Probable cause known...

So, after googling for a longer while I'm trying to ask the community, if there's any other way than building a USB "jig" to recover my friends phone:

It all started today when he unrooted the phone, reversed lag fix and updated the official Galaxy S 2.2.1 (which arrived yesterday or today?). After that he wanted the battery percentage icon, so he just restored whatever app it's name was, with Titanium Backup, after which the phone rebooted and won't work anymore.

We cannot access download mode or recovery mode with vol up/down + home +power. We COULD access the phone with ADB, once .... obviously USB debugging was on. Could even do an adb reboot recovery - But then we did a factory reset (now I understand we couldn't be more stupid), so no more USB debugging.

My friend told me that 3 button combo worked with 2.2, but not anymore.

The problem probably is the version of framework-res.apk for older firmware, but we can't replace it anymore...

The phone probably boots up but shows a black screen only. After the factory reset it showed something about external sd (which wasn't inserted at the time), but not even that anymore. While booting a mouse cursor (?) flashes in the upper left corner for a split second.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
you already know the answer

build the JIG, and boot back to Download Mode, to reflash it again

or if building the JIG is too hard, then just buy one from ebay, or whatever, plenty of people wanting to make money off people not wanting to build their own JIG
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salleq:
Thanks. My friend bought some resistors today and got to dl mode even without soldering, and his phone is up and running again!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AER0:
[Q] Phone is literally bricked (can't even turn it on)

Tried using Odin to go from JH2 to UGJL2 (2.2)

Here is what I remember exactly:

1) Download I9000M Froyo 2.2 JL2 at http://www.multiupload.com/UTFJCCIP5H

2) Download Odin http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=832827

3) Open Odin

4) Uncheck everything

5) Click browse for PDA file

6) Select the JL2 tar downloadeded in PDA

7) Boot SGS into the Download Mode

8) plug in the USB cable (pc to phone)

9) Check to make sure it says COM#

10) hit Start

Now the problem was, I got two com ports that showed up on ODIN.

Com6 and Com3.

After I pressed start, I saw the following

Pass blank...

2:4 blank...

Com6 Com3

and in the message window (bottom left),

it said "Completed.."

Then ODIN froze.

My phone was still in Download mode.

So ODIN got closed via windows as it was unresponsive and I left the phone alone for 1

5~20 minutes till I took out the battery because the screen was frozen in the same exact

download

mode screen.

Now I can't even turn on the phone.

Anyone have an idea as to what happened?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ech419:
Leave the phone without the Battery Overnight and then,

1) Plug the Phone into USB

2) Hold Vol Up + Down

3) Put in the Battery

4) And Pray that something comes up on the screen.

Otherwise, the above method doesn't work then your Phone has Hard Bricked.

The only option is to send it to Samsung or get it repaired by Riff JTag.

My phone hard bricked too. Have sent it to Samsung.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 13a:
[Q] Bricked Need Help.

Hey guys. Any help is appreciated.

Phone: i9000M

Custom rom.

Symptoms:

I was performing a lag fix via CWM which failed.

Phone restarted, but keeps looping at the "Galaxy S i9000" (Not the logo, Just the black screen)

Can't get into recovery anymore.

I can get into download mode

What I tried:

Flashing just kernels with CWM to attempt to get recovery back with Odin 1.7

Tried Flashing stock ROMS

Tried Flashing stock ROMS with repartition clicked

Tried Flashing with pit file 512

Tried Odin 1.3

Tried two different computers.

All the tries, Odin goes through, i get a PASS, green light, but the phones symptoms are not changing. And still no recovery.

I bought the phone second hand, so I do not have receipt, so I can't claim the warranty. I am stuck. 500$ paperweight. Any suggestions?

Thanks a lot in advance!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=818556

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svprm:
I thought I bricked my device

Today I tried to root using CF-Root METHOD.

I flashed using odin, it stopped at initialization..

After a long time I aborted.

Now my phone showing only "connection between phone and computer" pic.

Recovery not working.

Download mode working.

Now what I do?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohitdabbaail:
Your device is not bricked. I faced the same problem.

Flash the stock Android 2.2 DDJP6 through ODIN.

http://www.multiupload.com/MXTHT51QND
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] James.q:
seconded, you did not brick it, as long as you can get into download mode :)

as said, just flash some firmware and than, if you want to mod, just flash CWM and .zip of a rom that you desire, very easy !
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 13a:
Ok, I will give it a try, thank you!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svprm:
What is password?

It asking password.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pietplezier:
3 combo download modus available ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svprm:
Working.

I downloaded the above link.

But it asking password.

Anybody know?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yelp:
Tried to update my Galaxy S tonight when Kies notified me. I was running Android 2.2 updated also with Kies in the past. The phone was rooted, USB debugging was off. Now it's stuck with the Galaxy S logo and the two buttons lit up and vibrates every couple of seconds after the update.

Can't access any of the Recovery or Download modes no matter what button combinations I try. So, is my phone bricked for good ? I hate this device more than any electronic device I had in my life.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
Have a read of these two topics:-

[HOWTO] [REF] Get Download Mode without 3-button combo using homemade JIG

UNBRICK your SEMI-BRICKED Galaxy S - Solution
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yelp:
Thanks for the links , but I'm not really into building a JIG so I'll have to ask around if anyone may have one already built and help me out.

The second solution does not work for me though I have the drivers already installed, Kies can't detect the phone so I can access it via Android SDK, maybe because USB debugging was not activated before. So my phone is completely bricked.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
If USB Debugging was not activated then your only course of action is the local Service Centre.

Bear in mind though..... Samsung issued a Newsletter to all SC's back in Nov last year informing them if they received any phone's that had been rooted (or tampered with) the SC's were not to carry out repairs under warranty.

Samsung Newsletter to Service Centre's ~ Rooting Voids Warranty
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splish2010:
try this

samsung-firmwares.com
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] birth1mark:
I9000 bricked in at&t logo

Hello to you all,

I've done the mistake of trying to root my Portuguese I9000 with ODIN without reading all the information attached to the topic. Now i got my I9000 stuck in the AT&T logo.

I tried this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=788108

I need you help, Jedis of Technology to bypass this. Already tried on/off volume down / home but still the same logo loop. When connected USB to the computer, it aparently turn's off.

Help Please,

thnx in advance :)

And I already know I was dumb to do it :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper.fishes:
ROFL Where have you been?

It's www.samfirmware.com now.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foofoo123:
[Q] Help with a semi bricked Galaxy S

Hi...

So my friend accidentally bricked her phone while firmware updating thru Kies because she didnt turn off lag fix. It would stuck on Samsung Galaxy S screen and after a while the screen would just turn off and the 2 buttons lights up + random vibrations.

I've managed to get it into download mode using some usb dongle thing and I've tried to flash it with the stock I9000DTJP5 2.2 firmware using 512 PIT and odin3 1.3. However the phone is still would not boot up and I'm not sure what I did wrong or missed.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jersr:
Flash the kernel you used for enabling the lagfix, disable lagfix and flash the fimware
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foofoo123:
Well the lag fix she used was the RyanZA's OCLF and I'm not sure what kernel
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redmaner:
That's messed up you can't turn off the lag fix then so maybe reflash thil it works or find a way to clear your whole internal sdcard
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foofoo123:
I will give that a go thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foofoo123:
OK so I'm in recovery mode and when i tried to format internal sd-card, i get this message:

updating media, please wait

E:Can't mount /dev/block/st110

(invalid argument)

E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] birth1mark:
I get stuck in BLOCK 1 when it asks to change some things with regedit. I don'r have those keys and the folder DEVICEDB.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Why not flash as per the post i showed first .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Block 2 then

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] birth1mark:
My phone doesnt enter download mode :(

I can't follow step 2
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=810686

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=819551

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foofoo123:
Sorry I didnt follow the link you posted... was downloading the stuff but it was taking too long.

But I think i managed to fix it by following one of the googled tuts.

I solved it by reflashing JPC using the 803.PIT and making sure to repartition.

I then reflashed JP5 that I've downloaded earlier with no repartition and no PIT. It is now all solved!

Either way thanks for helping :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] birth1mark:
Kies doesn't recognize the phone, so none of your sugestions work.

Thanks anyway
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjornj:
can you get it into download mode with adb?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] birth1mark:
Can you please discribe more how to do it?

I can't do anything in the I9000. As it is AT&T logo loop it doesnt get recognized in the computer.

Thank you
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wlz1028:
[help]Phone Bricked!Looking for Bell i9000m stock firmeare including MODEM CSC

I got this replaced phone, and flashed to custom firmware. I did an internal sd card wipe, and the phone cannot boot up(internal is not dead, the phone is bell 10.12 version)

now it looks like this

sorry, i cannot include outside link since i am a new member

img714.imageshack.us/img714/2636/brickedsgs9000.jpg

I am looking for a bell stock firmware that including csc and modem.

Thank you
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samdroid_G_S:
Does Download mode work ? If it does just use Odin and follow the guide posted on this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=853950
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] upichie:
[Q] Is my i9000m bricked?

Currently my phone isn't working. It will not boot or enter recovery mode; when I try either, it shows the initial boot screen (the white font saying "Galaxy S GT-i9000M") and then continues looping only that screen. I can successfully enter download mode. However, any attempts at flashing the phone leaves me with the same problem: it gets stuck cycling the screen with the white text.

I've tried every possible method of flashing—different firmwares, different settings, different PIT files, and different versions of Odin itself—but everything leaves me with the exact same problem.

If anyone has any possible suggestions, please post. This thread is my last resort. If I can't get my phone working, I'll be forced to downgrade to a non-smartphone, despite continuing to pay for the data plan. The $645 price tag for an SGS without a contract is way over my budget. If anyone has any insight to a solution, I am extremely interested in hearing it. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=882014

Block 2 Odin method

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=818556

If you fail then try a Samsung Service centre

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] upichie:
I tried both; both failed.

Could this somehow be related to a lagfix not being uninstalled properly? If so, is there any way to wipe the internal sd card without booting the phone or accessing recovery? Additionally, is there a way to physically access (and replace) the internal sd card?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbdrift:
try odin but specify repartition - use a pit file and seperate pda, modem and csc files - when i did repartition with a single file rom it didnt fix the partitions - but with 3 seperate files it did fix the partition problem after i forgot to disable a lagfix

try that and see what happens :)

i'll cross my fingers for you
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] upichie:
I will certainly try! Can someone provide a link for an i9000M (or i9000) firmware that comes in 3 parts? I can't find one that's not just a tar. Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] striker1970:
Cell phone semi bricked ?

Hi guys, my samsung galaxy is only 3 months old and today it kinda froze so I restarted it, I could see the bar at the top but the cell would not respond touching the buttons so I restarted it, it went into re4covery and asks to confirm new confif or erase it, I chose erase since I didnt do any update lately and now it boots into the i9000m/i9000 logo and recovery does not work using the vol up / home/power but I can go into download mode...

I think it is using a lagfix so I dunno what to do :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pietplezier:
Go into download mode and reflash with odin?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] striker1970:
Before the phone semi bricked it was running on Dan's JP9 without issues.

Now I flashed with Odin 1.7 using the jk3 file for bell and while the flashing was successful Im still in a galaxy s Gt-I9000M loop...

1st flash: used pda jk3.tar only

2nd flash: used pda jk3 tar file and checkied repartition and used 512 pit file.

still stucked but can still access download mode.

Any suggestions ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] striker1970:
Flashed Bell jh2 and it gets sd card corrupted cant mount bla bla..

Flashed again the jk3 and it loops the galaxy s again.. hmm Ill get a new phone tomorrow..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] striker1970:
Fun fact is I still can use download mode and odin but the phone doesnt boot so..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OrangeRafi:
I need help here. I was flashing a firmware (the 2.2.1 from Samfirmware). I forgot that I installed a lagfix on my phone (OCLF). now I'm stuck at the boot up screen (the one w/ sounds & Samsung Galaxy S logo). any ways to solve this? I can still go to download mode & recovery mode.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OrangeRafi:
I bricked my phone. how do I unbrick it?

My phone is a 2 months old Galaxy S GT-I9000. bought it here in the Philippines. here how it goes;

I need help here. I was flashing a firmware (the 2.2.1 Europian firmware from Samfirmware). I forgot that I installed a lagfix on my phone (OCLF). now I'm stuck at the boot up screen (the one w/ sounds & Samsung Galaxy S logo). any ways to solve this? I can still go to download mode & recovery mode.

help please.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamianGto:
Well its easy, but you loose all your data on it.

Go to recovery and wipe the cache .

Then do a factory reset.

Restart the phone.

**DamianGTO Steam kernel. 349MB Ram. 256HZ. ext2. js3 base**
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OrangeRafi:
Thanks! I did that a while ago & my phone booted normally again.

now all I need to do is root my phone again.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wryel:
[Q] Bricked through official Orange download

Ok, I've searched the forums and I can't find an identical problem to this one. I flashed my Galaxy (Orange, UK) using the official update through Kies and now it seems to be bricked. When you turn it on, you get the B&W Galaxy logo, the Orange animation and then the pulsating 'S' logo. It will stay like this for a couple of minutes and then go blank at which point the Menu and Return soft keys light up. It will then stay like this, vibrating occasionally, sometimes once and sometimes three times. I've tried getting into download mode (Volume Down + Home + Power) and recovery mode, (Volume Up + Home + Power) with no joy. I didn't test download mode before flashing and I had applied the lagfix (and didn't undo it!)

So, do I need to send this off for repair? And will I have to pay?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
remove the battery for half an hour and try again

if you cant get download mode or recover mode working then there isnt much hope for you:( sorry.... BUT there is a solution if you dont want to send it of for repair. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=819551&page=3 you could attempt to make this or you could purchase one from ebay.. they do work.. they are tried and tested and a life saving tool... that would be your only option, unless you send it back which could take weeks / months
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scypher88:
Hi!

i just did it by jiging mt phone.. try one if this happen again. JIG. google how to make it.:cool:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wryel:
Thanks, that doesn't seem to hard. Will I need to use Odin after I get it into recovery mode or should Kies work?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
i recommend using odin immediately after the phone goes into download mode, there is always problems with kies i personally dont like it. But make sure to flash through odin, then you can use kies if you want..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
If it was my phone it would take a walk into Orange or a Samsung Service centre .

However it is the lagfix that is the problem .

Upgrade via Kies you get your official Orange firmware upgrade via Odin and its Samsungs basic rom .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .Slane.:
Lagfix implies support for non standard filesystem (ext2, ext4, jfs, etc. etc.) and stock kernels don't have this support. Your brick is just "normal", neither Kies, Samsung or Orange can be blamed because you have made TWO mistakes (Test download mode and remove lagfix). I don't like the thread title because it's like "Kies sucks and Orange firmware are crap (ok, this point can be valid!)" just because people didn't have read the README ME FIRST post in XDA..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kunjar:
I debranded my new Orange UK handset using kies and flashed 2.2.1 JPY without any problems.

However i was lucky. As all my previous refurb units had the 3 button recovery mode, i assumed that this new SGS did also. Wrong! I did check after flashing and thought best to be safe than sorry, and flashed the new bootloders using the heimdall method here.

Heimdall uses a different usb driver than odin and hence has fewer flash fails, think there's only one fail reported so far using the heimdall method. But be sure to follow the instructions to the letter, paying particular attention to installing the drivers, between step 02 and 03.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rytkonen:
The title should say "I bricked my phone HELP". Your only choice is the jig or send it to repair (and possibly pay for it).